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Hotel Information: Opened in 1924 and renovated in 1996, this hotel is featured on the National Trust for Historic Places as an Historic Hotel of America. It serves group travel clients, including history buffs, as well as visitors drawn by the romance of Charleston. The spacious lobby is decorated with Queen Anne antiques, fresh flowers, and original crystal chandeliers.
Amenity highlights: In addition to its historic charm, the Francis Marion houses the popular Swamp Fox Restaurant and Bar, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner from a menu that includes southern favorites. The hotel also offers a day spa, fitness center, business center, and concierge desk. Most of Charleston’s attractions, shops, galleries, and restaurants are within walking distance, and Marion Square is directly across the street.
Insider tip: Marion Square is the home of Charleston’s Farmers Market each Saturday from April through December. Beneath beautiful trees, market vendors offer fresh local produce, plants, herbs, cut flowers, and arts and crafts. Breakfast, brunch, and lunch are available along with live entertainment.
Rooms
Furnished with Queen Anne-style furniture, guestrooms include premium European-style all-white bedding with down duvets and extra pillows. Bathrooms have marble floors, brass fixtures, and pedestal sinks. Rooms also include complimentary wireless Internet access, and cable/satellite TV with pay movies and premium channels. Views may include Marion Square, church spires, the Charleston harbor, and the cityscape.
The hotel has 230 guestrooms on 12 floors.
All rooms are nonsmoking.
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Non-smoking rooms
- Television - Satellite service
- Cable/satellite TV
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Desk
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Internet access - wireless
- Iron/ironing board
- Wireless Internet access - complimentary
- Multi-line phone
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway beds
- Shower/tub combination
- Telephone
- Turndown service (on request)
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
Recreation
The Francis Marion has a fitness center with a resistance station, treadmills, recumbent bicycles, and stair machines. Its Spa Adagio offers a wide range of treatments including sea salt and mud scrubs, aromatherapy massage, and hot-stone massage.
The following are among the public golf courses within five miles of the hotel: Charleston Harbor Links, Charleston City Golf Course, Patriots Pointe Golf Course.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Property Amenities
The Francis Marion's business center offers fax services, computers, and a printer (surcharges). Wireless Internet access is complimentary. About 19,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space are available, and ballrooms boast boast 24-foot ceilings and crystal chandeliers.
The Swamp Fox Restaurant, a very popular local spot, serves southern favorites and other fare. A Starbucks coffee shop sells coffee, specialty coffee drinks, pastries, and other items.
Francis Marion's Spa Adagio offers a variety of massages, skin treatments, and other services. An on-site fitness center has a treadmill, a recumbent bike, a stair stepper, and a universal resistance station.
This hotel is completely smoke-free.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Parking (valet) Fees Apply
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Computer rental
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Wireless Internet access - complimentary
- Internet access - wireless
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Number of floors: 12
- Number of rooms: 230
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking garage
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Security guard
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Know Before You Go
Guests are asked to note bedding requests in the Special Requests box at time of booking. When indicating "Traveler and room preferences" during booking, click on the link that says: "I have a special request."
Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at either check-in or check-out.
This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Dining
Swamp Fox Restaurant and Bar - Located just past the hotel entrance on ground level, this welcoming upscale restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The menu includes southern specialties such as Fried Green Tomatoes and She Crab Soup. The location offers views of King Street and Marion Square just across the street. Piano music during dinner hours on weekends.
Starbucks - Coffee and a wide variety of coffee specialty drinks, tea, pastries.
Room service is offered from 6:30 AM to 11 PM daily.
Address
387 King St
Charleston, SC 29403
USA
Nearest major airport:
Charleston, SC (CHS-Charleston Intl.)
Area:
Historic Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
